According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, hunters found Darmetko’s remains on Oct. 7. A few days later, the victim’s mother reported him missing after Dacosta reportedly told her he hadn’t seen Darmetko for about a week.

On Oct. 20, Dacosta, a Fort Lauderdale native, turned himself into the Broward County Sheriff’s Office stating he knew something about the death of his roommate of five months.

Investigators have identified body parts dumped in Dinner Island Wildlife area in Clewiston as Paul Darmetko. His roommate of 5 months Eric Dacosta confessed to murdering and dimembering the father of two. Story on @NBC2 at 5pm pic.twitter.com/ghmpUx09We

The suspect allegedly told cops his roommate had become more violent in the five years he’s known him. According to Dacosta, Darmetko had a mental illness that went undiagnosed, abused cocaine and unleashed violent verbal tirades, which included threats to him and his family.

Fed up with Darmetko’s supposed violent demeanor, Dacosta allegedly shot his roommate in the back of the head after the victim reportedly threatened to kill him. The suspect then reportedly bagged the deceased’s head and tightened it around the neck with a belt to stop the bleeding, the Sun-Sentinel reported.

Dacosta told cops he then dismembered the dead man’s corpse in a bathtub, placed the body parts in plastic bags and threw them in a chest freezer. He later drove the remains to a wildlife park and dumped the remains in a canal, according to an arrest report.

The suspect told cops he wasn’t in immediate danger and could have left the home he shared with Darmetko at any time. However, he claimed it was only a matter of time before his roommate killed him or someone else.

Dacosta was arrested and charged with premeditated murder. He’s currently behind bars without bond.